The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1887-12-01
VACANT CHAIRMANSHIPS.
MORE THAN HALF THE HEADS OF
COMMITTEES TO BE 81 EW.

envIabIo Than UsuaI-CIerk Clark Has
= Fight On Hand-COhOes' Postmaster
Various Other Washington Dispatches.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 80. The Democratic
caucus will be held on Saturday night.
There is not much Indication that the eau
Gus is only five days ofP from the number Of
congressman in town. Those here are more
disturbed over their places on the commit
tees than over the contest for the minor
offices. Out of the fifty-eight committees
Of the last house the chairmen Of only
twenty have been returned. Six committees
will be abolished by the new house because
Eoir usefulness has expired Speaker Car
Isle, therefore, will have to provide thirty
two new charmen, taking it for granted
that the twenty chairmen who have been
reelected desire to hold over
For thu ways and means Judiciary COM
mittees there are about one hundred appli-
cations, including many from new members
who never have been inside of the capitol
The speaker will be compelled to revise his
TO be filed by fresh blood that his task in
making up the committees for the Fiftieth
congress will be even more arduous than
forming those of the last. He can not take
the ranking member of a committee and
promote him to the craftsmanship for il he
did Alabama would hold the chairmanship
of military affairs, naval affairs, pensions,
expenditures of the war department., ex-
t,anIiftvv.ac Of ba o..
by a single shake of the political dice it
happens that representatives from that
state are noxt it rotation on tho committees
named. Judge Culberson, of Texas, is be-
lieved to stand the best chance for the chair
manship of the Judiciary committee, with
Mr.. Seney Of Ohio, second.
OF the most prominent committees whose
chairmen will sit in the next house, these
may be cited: On elections-Turner, OF
Georgia, who does not aspire to reappoint-
ment; ppropriatiOns-R Randall, of Ponn-
sylvania, likely to he reappointed; coinage,
weights and mea, ureS-Bland of Missouri;
agricultural-lIatch, of Missouri; foreign
atfairs-Perry Belmont, of New York; rail-
ways and canals--Davidson, of Florida
manufacture Wise of Vrvinia; mines and
miniug-Clardy, Of Missouri; pubic build
ings and grounds.-Dibble, of South Caro-
lina labor-O'Nell of Missouri; invalid
pensions-Matson, of Indiana, who wants
to be changed; revision of laws-Oats of
Alabama; expenditures Of interior depart
ment--W Weaver OF Iowa; expenditures on
public buildings of Missouri The
most important committees whose heads are
missing are: Ways and means, for which
Mills, of Texas, seems to have the inside
track; the judiciary, commerce. whose old
chairman, Judge Reagan, has gone to the
other side of the capitol, rivers and harbors,
military affairs, naval affairs, postoffices
and post roads, public lands, Indian affairs
and Pacific railroads.
j. The New York Democrats are to haze
grand jubilation at Willard's hotel on
Thursday night to help the boom Of young
Mr. Raines vino has started in to bowl John
b. Clark out of the cl6rkship of the house.
The New York State Democratic club Of
Washington, will tender reception to Sec
retary Of State Frederick Cook, who comes
from the same county as Mr.. Raines.
big delegation of New Yorkers is expected
to be on hand, including Congressman
Bourke Cochran, A. j, Cummings, T. j.
Merriman, Sunset Cox and John II. Eel
lows, Maurice j, Power, II. j. Grant, Il.
cooper, e&-COla resSIlRn Greenleat, OF
Rochester, and Chairman Edward Murphy,
of the state committee. The president and
Secretary Of the Treasury Fairchild have
also been invited to the join in the festivi-
ties.
President Cleveland yesterday appointed
John II. Larkin postmaster at Cohoes, n.
y, in place of j. Fl. Masten, who has held
the office twenty four years The president
for two years has been su bjected to the
heaviest pressure to remove Mr. Masten,
but owing to the fact that the latter was
the late President Arthur's brother in Jaw,
restrained from interfering One of Mr..
Arthur's last official acts was to recommis-
sion Masten for a new term of four years
Mr. LarlIin has held offices of trust in AL
bany county for many years. He is an old
friend and lieutenant of Mr.. Manning, who
warmly commended him for the appoint
ment, Among the other prominent Demo-
Gratis who recommended him are Congress-
man Charles Tracy d. G. Herrick, Edward
Murphy, the successful chairman of the
Democratic state committees; j. v. s. Lans-
ing, Alfred Leroy, Andrew ]. Root, David
j. johnson, William E. Thorne, Urban
Weldon, and many of the principal compa-
MES at Cohoes. r.